Sunday, January 24, 2016

10-17-13: With Love One-Sided It's Just Yourself To Blame

"Can't Take My Eyes Off Of You" was a 1967 hit single for Frankie Valli. This week's mix features covers by Lauryn Hill and Diana Ross & The Supremes with The Temptations as well as the original.

"Rainmaker" is a Harry Nilsson song from his 1970 album Harry.  This mix features covers by The 5th Dimension and Bobbie Gentry as well as the original.

One other song repeats this week: the Cole Porter standard "You're The Top", here in duet versions by Ethel Merman with Frank Sinatra and Sammy Davis Jr. with Carmen McRae.

Quasimoto's "Seasons Change" samples Roy Ayers' "D.C. City", both featured here.

The rest: the glam rock single "Va Va Va Voom" by Brett Smiley, the soul obscurity "Things A Lady Ain't Suppose To Do", a cover of The Spinners' "Could It Be I'm Falling In Love" by Earl Klugh, the John Oates-written "Back Together Again" by Hall & Oates, the funky "Freak" by Ahmad Lewis, the early New Order single "Procession", the fuzz guitar-driven "Unorthodox Blocks" by DJ Muggs with Sick Jacken and Cynic, the percussive "Mushroom" by Can, the wistful "We're All Alone" by Rocketship, the delicate "Vonetta" by Miles Davis Quintet, the cautionary "Don't Play The Game" by Waylon Jennings and a cover of David Bowie's "Modern Love" by Greg Dulli.

Va Va Va Voom                                     Brett Smiley
You're The Top                                      Ethel Merman & Frank Sinatra
Can't Take My Eyes Off Of You           Diana Ross & The Supremes And The Temptations
Things A Lady Ain't Suppose To Do    The Four Dynamics
Could It Be I'm Falling In Love            Earl Klugh
Back Together Again                            Hall & Oates
The Rainmaker                                     The 5th Dimension
Seasons Change                                    Quasimoto
D.C. City                                               Roy Ayers
Can't Take My Eyes Off Of You          Lauryn Hill
Freak                                                     Ahmad Lewis
You're The Top                                    Carmen McRae & Sammy Davis Jr.
Rainmaker                                            Harry Nilsson
Procession                                            New Order
Unorthodox Blocks                             DJ Muggs vs. Sick Jacken ft. Cynic
Mushroom                                           Can
We're Both Alone                                Rocketship
Can't Take My Eyes Off Of You        Frankie Valli
Vonetta                                               Miles Davis Quintet
Rainmaker                                          Bobbie Gentry
Don't Play The Game                         Waylon Jennings
Modern Love                                      Greg Dulli